No further details were available, but by Monday morning more than 100 well-wishers had posted encouraging comments.

Twenty-four-year-old Aimee Copeland developed necrotizing fasciitis after cutting her leg in a May 1 fall from a homemade zip line over a west Georgia river. Her left leg, other foot and both hands have been amputated.

She began breathing on her own last week and was able to sit up in a chair on Thursday.